AWS common command line interface

The AWS Common Command Line interface can be found here:

http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-started.html

AWS Command Line Interface

For those accustomed to the individual CLIs for each AWS service and the different installation procedures, you will be pleased with the universal CLI:

http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/SettingUp_CommandLine.html

Fixed MAC address for EC2 instances

Some software licenses require a fixed MAC address to exist.  Running on AWS EC2 the instance will get a new MAC address on reboot or shutdown or restart.  I way to ensure the new EC2 instance will get the same MAC address is to use an Elastic Network Interfaces (ENI).  ENI is like an additional network card that have fixed IP address (internal and external) and fixed MAC address.

AWS console interface

Making an already easy UI for AWS (aws.amazon.com) even easier:
http://www.skeddly.com

Virtual Desktop Interface (VDI) and AWS

Several of Amazon’s partners, including Citrix, AppZero, InstallFree, and Nasstar have built client virtualization (VDI) and application streaming solutions that can be hosted inside Amazon EC2 machine images.    More can be found here: http://cliffdavies.com/blog/xenapp/xendesktop-hosted-shared-desktops-on-amazon-web-services/